Congresswoman Robin Kelly attended the unveiling of a state-of-the-art electric school bus barn for Herscher Community Unit School District No. 2 yesterday. This project stands as the largest electric school bus deployment effort...
The October 24th meeting has been rescheduled to a December 12th meeting date due to unforeseen circumstances. Mitigation projects and activities that can prevent injuries and fatalities while maintaining vital services for...
On Friday, the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Esteban Saenz, age 44, at a residence in Sheldon, IL. Saenz, who was wanted on an outstanding Iroquois County felony arrest warrant, was taken...
The Benton County Commissioners, in cooperation with the Benton County Fire Chiefs have issued a burn ban. The burn ban is in place for ALL open burning, and will remain in effect for 30 days. Conditions will be monitored by...
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, Interstate 57 at the Buckley interchange (exit 272) in Iroquois County will be closed for four consecutive nights starting tonight. The closure is...
The City of Kankakee Police Department is accepting applications for the Hispanic Citizens Police Academy. Classes are held at the City of Kankakee Police Department on Wednesdays at 6pm starting October 23 and will continue for...
COUNTRY Financial and local county farm bureaus are hosting Feed a Farmer events throughout the state of Illinois this week by providing free meals for farmers leading up to National Farmer Day Saturday.
In Iroquois County, Bob...
Investigators believe a cigarette may be the cause of a fire that burned a few acres of corn in Iroquois County. The blaze started yesterday in a cornfield area between Stockland Township and Milford. Authorities believe a...
The EIMA/MABAS 37 fire chiefs have enacted a burn ban for all of Iroquois County effective immediately. The extremely dry conditions coupled with high winds have created a possibility for large scale and possible deadly field...
The annual Pumpkins in the Park event takes place Saturday in Cissna Park. Breakfast will be served start at 7am, with lunch followed at 11am. There will be kids carnival games, bounce houses, craft vendors, live music, pony...
